originally posted in:Art and Stuff
[b]UPDATED[/b] - Took what you guys said and tried to apply it.
- added detail to the front titan and pike
- made explosion a little more defined
- added horizon element
+ 2 hrs work. Detailing is hard work!!!
Again, please feel free to comment and give suggestions.
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That's AMAZINGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!
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Thanks! I had fun just trying to draw something.
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Looks MUCH better! Are you finished with it or are you still working on it?
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Edited by ant4given: 4/26/2013 6:43:48 AMI plan to do a little more on the pike wars drawing some time next week. Slow and steady...
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I really like the picture. As I've seen other's say you do a good job of getting in the feel of motion. If I were to make any suggestions I would say to add some highlights. I think they could help add interest by providing a little more contrast and variety, as well as to add extra definition to shape and texture. They're also good for drawing attention to important areas. Something like the suns reflection on the windshield or pieces of armor maybe. It really does look great though. Keep up the good work. :)
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Edited by ant4given: 7/6/2013 11:28:27 PMThanks for commenting. I was wondering if I had added enough to get any responses. Yeah, I am a little affraid of highlights as I don't really know the in's and out's of applying them. It sounds like you know what you are talking about. Do you have a certain technique you use to apply them? For example, a certain opacity and/or flow to your brush strokes? Is there a certain way your pick your highlight tints? This stuff is becoming more and more interesting to me as I keep drawing. Thanks again for the comment.
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Edited by tchuron: 4/26/2013 4:20:06 AMI think something that helps is to keep in mind the traits of the material you are applying the lighting to. Think of things like the texture. A smooth surface will result in smoother highlight shapes. A rough surface might give a more fractured reflection. Think of how reflective the material might be and that can help you determine the opacity. Something like a mirror will reflect more light from the source and so you will use a higher opacity to show that light. Something less reflective like cloth or stone you should use a lower opacity. When it comes to color just use something similar to the light source. I'm guessing the light source for this picture is the sun. So I would use either white or something very close to white like a very bright blue or yellow. Also keep in mind where your light source is positioned. Is it in front or behind your subject? At what angle is it positioned? This can help you tell where your highlight should be placed. Something that helps me is to take an object and place it under lamp similarly to the items in my picture to get an idea of where highlights will be. You can probably find other visual references that might be useful. I can't really think of anything else but my reply is already on the long side. There's also probably other people on here that could tell you a lot more about lighting and such than I could. And probably in a more condensed and useful reply.
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I like the idea of the lamp. Thanks for the useful and practical info. I wanna try some highlights now...
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Edited by ant4given: 4/21/2013 8:23:00 AMThink I need to add some shrapnel...